Duncan's candor exemplifies Spurs' objective

SAN ANTONIO — The Heat already had punched their ticket to the 2014 NBA Finals, so there was no need for vacuity. Tim Duncan could say exactly what anyone who understands competition had known for the last 344 days: As much as the Spurs wanted a second consecutive trip to the Finals this season, they wanted the Heat as their opponent when they emerged from a brutal Western Conference.

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